New Cold Cave is good, but for what it is, I think I prefer In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy.

Not that the two should really be compared.

3/1/2011 6:35:02 PM

New TVOTR single from their upcoming album was released a couple of days ago. Didn't see it already posted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9erHKnztSA

PUMPED about this!

3/2/2011 1:10:41 AM

Did anyone grab/have a link to that new Dodos? It was up on what.cd briefly, but got taken down due to a low bitrate. I really want to hear it, low bitrate or not.

3/3/2011 1:19:37 PM

I'm not really feelin what I've heard off the new lupe fiasco, hoping the deep tracks are stronger

3/3/2011 9:57:42 PM

I'm really enjoying the new R.E.M. album. It's worlds better than their last few.

[Edited on March 4, 2011 at 10:14 AM. Reason : g]

3/4/2011 10:14:19 AM

that "you're so right" by the strokes is just.....

it might be one of the worst things ive ever heard

3/4/2011 2:39:29 PM

nikolai wrote it

that's all you need to know

3/4/2011 5:00:20 PM

Quote :

"my favorite by far is Destroyer's Kaputt"

3/6/2011 12:00:16 AM

really like this new Dum Dum Girls EP

3/6/2011 1:41:31 AM

third strokes jam from the new album performed on snl

tempo changes and a weird bridge

much, much better than the second track we heard

not as good as the first

3/6/2011 4:06:54 AM

^Oh, good, I was watching that and thinking, "This isn't that bad." I thought the second song they played last night was the second song they released from the album that everyone hated (which I haven't heard yet). I liked both songs they played last night.

And, yeah, you're right, that transition to the bridge was pretty jarring everytime they went to it. Good, though.

EDIT: Just listened to the terrible one, "You're So Right." Yeah, it's not very good. Pretty blatant Radiohead ripoff.

[Edited on March 6, 2011 at 10:23 AM. Reason : .]

3/6/2011 10:21:05 AM

Quote :

"Did anyone grab/have a link to that new Dodos? It was up on what.cd briefly, but got taken down due to a low bitrate. I really want to hear it, low bitrate or not."

just saw this.... did you ever grab it, because i can get it to you?

i was surprised by how good i thought it was on first listen. neko case's contributions seemed so seamless and natural, and start to finish it's pretty solid.

still looking forward to a properly mixed version.

[Edited on March 6, 2011 at 7:58 PM. Reason : .]

3/6/2011 7:58:18 PM

the more I listen to the second song the Strokes played on SNL, the more I like it

3/7/2011 11:55:15 PM

couple of listens into that wye oak now and liking it.

3/8/2011 12:13:39 AM

it's a fantastic album

3/8/2011 12:45:39 AM

new PJ Harvey has been getting more plays than I expected

3/8/2011 1:02:02 AM

Couldn't get into the PJ Harvey.

But I'm all over the new Kurt Vile...currently competing with Destroyer and Smith Westerns for my favorite of the year so far...sometimes Pitchfork is right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFDjm4TzxSo

3/8/2011 2:50:41 AM

lotus flower --->codex--->give up the ghost--->separator = best 4 track sequence of 2011 thus far.

3/8/2011 3:42:30 AM

^x7 I was able to track it down and grab it. Thanks, though. Definitely diggin' it more than Time to Die

I was also pleasantly surprised by the new PJ Harvey.

New Kurt Vile is good, but Kurt Vile/The War On Drugs are always good.

3/8/2011 11:14:00 AM

^^ agreed. that last half of the record is so good.

3/8/2011 11:16:33 AM

Its a real shame about Lasers by Lupe Fiasco, you can smell the label interference from a mile away. half the tracks have some weak Drake-esque vibe. Nowhere near food & liquor or the cool

3/8/2011 9:19:59 PM

I know a couple people couldn't make it to Charlotte last month soooooo

Thursday's new album comes out next month and is at Cat's Cradle in May

3/8/2011 9:30:28 PM

no mention on the new black joe lewis and the honeybears?

3/9/2011 2:57:39 PM

Yeah, I got that the other day but haven't gotten around to listening yet.I plan on checking it out tonight, because they are amazing.

3/9/2011 3:52:07 PM

The new Dodos album is definitely good. I'm super impressed with the instrumentation, and neko case's accompanying vocals add a lot.

That said, this album doesn't touch Visitor in terms of stand-out tracks (e.g., Fools, Red and Purple, The Season) and diversity of songs.

3/9/2011 7:01:09 PM

^Exactly how I feel. Meric Long is one of the best guitarists in indie rock.

3/9/2011 7:07:15 PM

^ yup, and the drumming is so distinctive and original.

Another album I'm really digging right now is Papercuts- Fading Parade. It has a nice low key hazy vibe similar to Beach House and Atlas Sound. I've enjoyed other Papercuts albums, but this is the first one that has blown me away.

3/9/2011 7:14:58 PM

No one has mentioned Childish Gambino's "Culdesac" yet?

Turns out Donald Glover is good.

Really good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1OrzhZNfco&feature=related

3/10/2011 3:16:20 AM

He's part of the burgeoning genre of dudes with integral non-leading parts on ensemble network television shows.

I hope Troy doesn't get shot by Chang like Drake and Rick.

3/10/2011 4:21:22 AM

I'm surprised you actually know the name of the character that put Wheelchair Jimmy in a wheelchair, haha. Your DeGrassi knowledge is impressive.

3/10/2011 6:48:56 AM

yeh donald glover is kinda sick

i love this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otPxoVQiIGo

3/10/2011 5:00:12 PM

Quote :

"Its a real shame about Lasers by Lupe Fiasco, you can smell the label interference from a mile away. half the tracks have some weak Drake-esque vibe. Nowhere near food & liquor or the cool"

I agree. There are some songs that I like. "Words I Never Said", "Till I Get There", "Show Goes On", and the one with John Legend is decent...I've only listened to album one full time so maybe it'll grow on me. But it's definitely no Food & Liquor or The Cool. Those are great albums.

3/10/2011 6:02:05 PM

Quote :

"I'm surprised you actually know the name of the character that put Wheelchair Jimmy in a wheelchair, haha. Your DeGrassi knowledge is impressive."

If pressed, I could probably write out a timeline of all the major plot points in Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, and the first seven or so seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation.

*sigh*

3/10/2011 6:54:28 PM

^Haha, I'm not going to lie, I would follow The Next Generation pretty closely when I was younger. I definitely remember the episode where Jimmy gets shot, the episode when Ashley takes ecstasy, the episode when JT gets stabbed and dies, the episode where we found out that Marco was gay and Ellie was just a beard, the episode(s) where Craig is abused by his father, the episode where Paige gets date-raped, etc. That show covered everything, haha...That part of my life where I was into shows like that seems like such a distant part of who I am now. Still, you can imagine my surprise when Jimmy got signed to Cash Money, haha.

Anyway, to keep this thread on track, digging the new Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

3/11/2011 9:07:49 AM

New TVOTR song is totally different from the first song and even more awesome. That opening riff is addictive. I think I'm just gonna love everything those guys do.

[Edited on March 11, 2011 at 10:19 AM. Reason : .]

3/11/2011 10:18:44 AM

found it

http://stereogum.com/656661/tv-on-the-radio-caffeinated-consciousness/mp3s/

for anyone else that is curious

[Edited on March 11, 2011 at 12:17 PM. Reason : nvm]

3/11/2011 12:13:41 PM

http://www.billboard.com/news/beach-boys-lost-smile-album-to-see-release-1005070202.story?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d7a68ed838cebfb%2C0#/news/beach-boys-lost-smile-album-to-see-release-1005070202.story?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d7a68ed838cebfb,0

3/11/2011 1:57:11 PM

^Can't believe that's actually happening. Weird news day in music...Prince is playing the RBC Center in less than two weeks and then that.

3/11/2011 2:30:54 PM

Quote :

"a limited-edition boxed set containing four CDs, two vinyl LPs, two vinyl singles and a 60-page hardbound book written by Beach Boys historian Domenic Priore"

Goodbye, money.

3/11/2011 3:28:19 PM

It will definitely be interesting to see what comes out as the "definitive" version of Smile, since hundreds of hours of stuff and dozens of logically arranged full versions have surfaced over the years. I'm pumped that the album itself will be in mono like it's supposed to be, but we'll see what it's like I suppose.

3/11/2011 3:59:01 PM

Finally got around to Ravedeath 1972 by Tim Hecker today. Normally ambient isn't my thing...but I really like this...

3/14/2011 12:19:12 AM

new Explosions in the Sky leaked recently.

It is good. I need to give it some more listens, but I've been pretty stoked on listening to the new Dodos again and again.

3/14/2011 8:43:33 AM

woohoo, thanks for the heads up. I'd been waiting for this one.

3/14/2011 8:52:06 AM

yes it's awesome

3/14/2011 9:05:58 PM

Mastodon live CD/DVD set came out today. Includes the 58 minute movie that was played behind them in concert. It also comes with a tin pick box and laminated tour pass.



http://www.mastodonrocks.com/merch/?cmpid=mastodon/merchcallout/2072011/livecddvd/d2c

I pre-ordered last week. Hopefully it arrives today.

3/15/2011 9:03:45 AM

I am enjoying the new Rural Alberta Advantage album, but it isn't resonating with me quite the way Hometowns did.

3/15/2011 9:43:48 AM

^ as an album I like it better, but no song on it comes close to Summertime

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 11:16 AM. Reason : herpes]

3/15/2011 11:15:59 AM

the new bass drum of death isn't bad

3/15/2011 11:49:15 AM

new album from The Dodos is $2.99 on Amazon!

http://www.amazon.com/No-Color-Amazon-MP3-Exclusive/dp/B004MGTMDE/






[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 2:55 PM. Reason : Today only!]

3/15/2011 2:54:53 PM

i can't not buy that, i suppose.

as it turns out i can not buy that. no x86_64 linux album installer... i can still download songs individually though. what the fuck amazon?

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 4:32 PM. Reason : sigh]

3/15/2011 4:31:00 PM